1. Write a blog post in exactly 12 lines.
I rarely see my friends’ kids so when I get the opportunity to hang out with them I like to arrive with gifts.
I do this to ensure they will remember me.
I do this to condition them to equate me with happy feelings.
At the last minute the other night, I picked up one friend who happened to be in town for the week to visit another friend.
I didn’t have time for gifts and hadn’t given it much thought, but when I arrived, his daughter (who hasn’t seen me in a year) came running for a hug.
She had been waiting for me, “remember when you brought me something special?”…she remembered.
I backpedaled my giftless hiney out the door and 30 minutes later arrived at our second friend’s house.
Her daughter came running to me for a hug.
She had been waiting for me, “remember when you brought me something special?”…she remembered.
I thought my plan to win these kids over was brilliant.
Until it backfired.
This must be why grandmothers keep butterscotch candies in their purses.
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1. Write a blog post in exactly 12 lines.
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Cathy Kennedy says
Kat,
Kids have a memory like an elephant when it comes getting gifts and fun stuff. The key is to not start it. Showering the wee one with hugs and attention works just as well. You know, it’s along the line they don’t know to miss something that they do not know thinking. Like when I was growing up we didn’t have much, everybody didn’t have much so we didn’t know anything better than what we were accustomed to and were perfectly happy. Now, you’re doomed for the rest of your life to always have a gift in hand with each visit. lol You know, you might be right about the butterscotch candies. I had not thought about it in that way. :) Your posts are always so much fun to read. My mind usually goes blank but I managed to include your writing prompt in today’s lineup. Have a terrific Thursday, my friend!
John Holton says
My grandmother kept Starlight Mints in her purse to keep us quiet. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I was the only one who liked them.
Jessica says
Ha ha! Those darn kids. I think you are totally right about grannies and sweets. Mine always had cookies, and my mother is following in her footsteps. She knows her baked goods are the key to my son’s heart. :)
Patty says
I used to keep a cookie jar full of mini chocolate chip muffins for our Grandson; no one but Matthew was allowed access. Sadly, the jar cracked and was discarded and he moved much too quickly through his toddler and adolescent years; the muffins became less of an expectation. But, he reminds me still about those muffins, even now, in his first year of college.
Such a simple, sweet, memory.